Chile vs United States
United States is 13.0 times larger than Chile. Chile would fit into United States about 13 times.
ChileUnited StatesChile moved onto United States · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 0.08× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 13.0× the size of Chile.
| Chile | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Washington D.C. |
| Region | South America | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× its true area; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Chile bigger than United States?
- No. Chile is 13.0 times smaller than United States. Chile covers 756,102 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into United States?
- About 13 times: United States has 13.0× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and United States look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× its true area there and United States about 1.98×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chile or United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², United States 35 per km².